David Anthony Keevan Jr., a 44-year-old White man from Mobile, Alabama, was known by loved ones as goofy, funny, and "sweet to the bone." A graduate of Baker High School, his life was cut short on the evening of Thursday, December 12, 2024, when he was fatally shot at an apartment complex in his hometown.
That night, at approximately 8:59 p.m., Mobile Police Department officers were called to the Hunter's Pointe Apartments on Lloyd's Lane for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered Keevan with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced deceased at the scene a short time later. Investigators determined that Keevan had been shot during an argument.
In the course of their investigation, police identified a suspect. Charell Smith, a 21-year-old from Mobile, was arrested and transported to the Mobile County Metro Jail.
He was charged with manslaughter in connection with David Keevan's death.
A few days later, Smith was granted a $10,000 bond. According to court documents released at the time, Keevan was the alleged aggressor in the altercation. The documents indicated that Keevan was walking toward Smith to hit him when Smith shot him in the chest. As a condition of his release on bond, Smith was to be placed under house arrest. As of December 2024, the case was proceeding through the court system.
